PREM: Cal State L.A. & Penn State Partnership for Materials Research and Education

非技术摘要：这是加州州立大学，洛杉矶（CSULA）和宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）之间的材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系（PREM）。通过三个CSULA部门（物理，化学和生物化学和机械工程）在两个学院（自然和社会科学，工程和技术）和材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）在PSU纳米科学之间的合作，该PREM旨在加强材料科学和工程的研究和教育在CSULA，少数民族服务机构。它的重点是通过全面的科学和教育计划指导，指导和培训本科生和硕士生的材料职业生涯，这也有助于CSULA材料科学与工程理学硕士学位的发展，同时为CSULA学生建立桥梁结构，继续在宾夕法尼亚州立大学或其他领先机构攻读博士学位，或毕业后在该领域就业。技术摘要：PREM将三个研究主题与一个教育组成部分整合在一起，如下所示。(T1)氧同位素取代的半掺杂锰氧化物的磁、电、热和铁电性质旨在研究和开发在特定的多铁性材料中使用同位素取代的新界面，这些材料在室温附近具有潜在的可控电和磁性质。这类材料在低功耗自旋电子器件的开发中具有很好的应用前景。(T2)固定在吸光钙钛矿金属氧化物上的析氧电催化剂和光电催化剂旨在通过提取催化簇来开发可再生能源（制氢）的新途径，该催化簇允许植物中的水分解过程，并使用合成方法将其稳定在钙钛矿基底上。(T3)利用碳纳米管和逐层处理的催化纳米泵的开发研究催化，非机械，纳米泵能够在没有电源的情况下工作，并提供响应特定刺激的可控微尺度流动。该项目利用催化酶附着在垂直排列的碳纳米管上，并使用逐层技术制造。教育，持久的，这PREM的影响反映在课程的发展和更高的程度在材料科学与工程领域的实施虽然（T4）CSULA的理学硕士学位在材料科学与工程和教育计划的PREM的发展。PREM所有活动的一个中心主题是招聘和留住在科学和技术领域代表性不足的少数群体。这些活动对于CSULA的愿景和战略规划及其对社区的服务至关重要，因为它位于洛杉矶地区，在代表性不足的学生的教育中发挥着越来越大的作用，以及材料科学领域的不断扩大和发展。为有才华的高中学生提供暑期研究经验，还与当地四所少数民族高中（罗斯福，加菲猫，林肯和威尔逊）合作，拉丁裔入学率为95%。

Non-Technical Summary:This is a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) between California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and Penn State University (PSU). Through collaboration between three CSULA departments (Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mechanical Engineering) in two colleges (Natural and Social Sciences and Engineering and Technology) and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanoscale Science at PSU, this PREM is designed to enhance the research and education of materials sciences and engineering at CSULA, a minority-serving institution. Its focus is on mentoring, guiding and training undergraduate and master's students for careers in materials via a comprehensive scientific and educational program that also facilitates the development of a Master's of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at CSULA while establishing a bridge structure for CSULA students to continue on to PhD studies at Penn State or other leading institutions, or to seek employment in the field after graduation. Technical Summary:The PREM integrates three research topics with one educational component as follows. (T1) Magnetic, Electrical, Thermal and Ferroelectric Properties of the Oxygen-isotope Substituted Half-doped Manganites seeks to study and develop new interfaces using isotope substitutions in specific multiferroic materials that present potentially controllable electric and magnetic properties near room temperature. Such materials are very promising for the development of low-power spintronic devices. (T2) Oxygen-evolving Electrocatalysts and Photoelectrocatalysts Immobilized onto Light-absorbing Perovskite Metal Oxides seeks to develop new routes to renewable energy sources (hydrogen production) by extracting the catalytic cluster that allows the process of water splitting in plants and stabilize it onto perovskite substrates using synthetic methods. (T3) Development of Catalytic Nanopumps Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes and Layer-by-Layer Processing studies catalytic, non-mechanical, nanopumps able to function without a power source and deliver controllable microscale flows that respond to specific stimuli. This project utilizes catalytic enzymes attached to vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and fabricated using layer-by-layer techniques. The educational, long-lasting, impact of this PREM is reflected in the development of curriculum and the implementation of a higher degree in the field of materials science and engineering though (T4) Development of CSULA's Master of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering and Educational Plan for the PREM. A central theme in all PREM activities is the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in sciences and technology. These activities are critical to the vision and strategic planning of CSULA and its service to the community, given its location in the Los Angeles area, its ever-increasing role in the education of underrepresented students, and the expanding and evolving field of materials science. A summer research experience for talented high schools students is also offered in collaboration with four local minority high schools (Roosevelt, Garfield, Lincoln and Wilson) with 95% Latino enrollment.